Nick Shedd - From Unemployed to World Series Winner

Jun 7, 2023

40:39

forum

Ask episode

view_agenda

Chapters

auto_awesome

Transcript

info_circle

Episode notes

Our episode this week feat Nick Shedd, Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Houston Astros and a PhD candidate. After narrowly missing out on qualifying for the Olympics and Nick was forced to find a new job.

He applied to 450 jobs and finally landed an opportunity with the Astros in 2021 and, to his delight, won the World Series with them.Since then he had a busy year, working as the head of strength and conditioning for the Houston Astros, completing a doctoral degree, and having his first child. Prior to this success,

Nick worked in the private sector and served as the head of strength and conditioning for the USA Field Hockey Women's National Team. [

01:10] Missing out on Olympic Qualification.

[00:03:51] Job loss and career changes.

[00:08:22] Specialization and problem-solving.

[00:11:57] Global arm care practices.

[00:15:18] Biomechanical assessment limitations.

[00:22:38] Importance of Sleep for Athletes.

[00:24:00] Sleep and Athletic Performance.

[00:26:58] Sleep and blue light therapy.

[00:32:32] Winning the World Series.

[00:35:23] Player development strategy.

[00:38:35] Hiring for Culture Fit